Friday, January 16, 2015

Exile's End: Day 14

Word Count: 84,003

Summary of Events:
Chapter 27:
Æliyäu was spending some quiet time looking at the Iøsenräl horses and thought about how they were accepting their armour and wondered if it might not be a bad thing to hold mock battles so as to train the horses and men in how to fight so that they could actually have a fighting chance of escaping. Thårijn, having finished his armour, went and visited Helännä and promised her he would not go killing anyone out of hate or instigating any wars, then he went and rode Græshädå with his armour on to get his stallion used to the weight.
Chapter 28:
Æliyäu visited Jönäs, half-brother-in-law of Thårijn and found out that most of the men had nearly finished forging all of their arms and armour and told Jönäs of his idea that the men should engage in mock combat which Jönäs agreed was a good idea. Thårijn was then visited by Æliyäu and asked when he planned on leaving, and told of the mock battle upcoming. Thårijn then rode Græshädå again and contemplated how the battle should be organized. Æliyäu then was told by Villimænnä and Gerhäardt that they were going to wait for whenever Thårijn wanted to leave.

Exceprt of the Day:
"Thårijn reached his hand up and gently stroked Græshädå's face, then he reached down and stroked hi stallion's neck while Græshädå felt his armour over with his lips. After some time Thårijn opened the stall door and came inside to let Græshädå see him fully.
Græshädå took Thårijn in with much curiosity, looking at, sniffing, and feeling most everything with his lips. Thårijn brought up his shield for Græshädå to examine. Thårijn also brought out his daggers and axe for Græshädå to examine, and then Helännäri.
Once he was sure Græshädå was comfortable he put Græshädå's halter on and led him around. Græshädå was rather curious about Thårijn, so he led his stallion around several times until Græshädå was comfortable with the noise of Thårijn's armour.
Thårijn then took Græshädå to the tack room and brought out his tack. Græshädå stood willingly, flicking his ears at the sounds of Thårijn's armour as he moved. Once Græshädå was tacked up Thårijn led him out of the barn and swung into the saddle.
Græshädå stood still, his ears flicking around. Thårijn didn't ask anything of him, just letting him adjust to the weight of the armour, on top of the usual weight of his own body on Græshädå's back.
After awhile Thårijn finally asked Græshädå to walk, and they walked through the streets of Møkbæsted to the pasture. There he asked Græshädå to trot, and then canter, and then gallop.
Gradually Thårijn both increased and decreased Græshädå's speed, getting him acquainted with the weight of the armour, and its much quieter noise when they moved than Græshädå's mail.
After awhile — a while that was noticeably shorter than Thårijn usually rode — Thårijn noticed that Græshäå was quite tired. He slowed Græshädå down to a walk and let him walk a couple of circuits before making his way back to the barn.
Græshädå's normally rather light grey coat was darkened to charcoal and black hues by the sweat that soaked it from the effort of carrying Thårijn with his armour. Foamy sweat was clustered around Græshädå's tack, and he eve had a bit of froth around his bit.
Thårijn cleaned up Græshädå's tack and then washed the sweat of of his stallion and walked him around the barn, partially to dry his coat, and partially just to make sure that he wasn't going to get cramps or go lame or something else.
Once he was done Thårijn gave Græshädå some more water and a little bit more feed, and put him into his stall. Græshädå's breathing was no longer as laboured as it had been when he'd been carrying Thårijn. Thårijn would have to make sure he rode Græshädå every night so that he strengthened his stallion to the armour's weight — and hopefully also accustom himself to the weight. Thårijn then headed out of the barn, the other horses still looking at him with some curiosity."

Jönäs: junn-ahs

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